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The drill, dubbed a Multi-Large Deck Event in naval lingo, took place in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2023\/10\/23\/philippines-rethinks-military-modernization-plan-after-china-clashes\/\">Philippine<\/a> Sea between Nov. 4 and Nov. 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It marked the second occasion over the span of a few days that a pair of US Navy aircraft carriers conducted exercises with each other. The Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. 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